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Most of the students there don't come from the Townships, or even from Quebec.
Bishop's is also chosen by quite a few francophone students as a way to beef up their English.
Bishop is a smaller school than I thought. Its enrollment is a little less than the state university in my hometown. Does it have a rigorous curriculum? Where do the students come from?
Bishop is a smaller school than I thought. Its enrollment is a little less than the state university in my hometown. Does it have a rigorous curriculum? Where do the students come from?
Rigorous? Maybe.
Extensive or comprehensive? I would say no.
I believe half or more of their students come from outside Quebec. Mostly Ontario.
I think this is very stunnning considering that Sherbrooke is just 40km away from the US border and closer to NYC than Toronto.
I think it's overhasty to assume that Anglos would in general go to Bishop's U - it's a private university and thus relatively expensive compared to the public Us.
As Acajack said, francophones attend Bishop's U, too, and their number is relatively small, so Bishop U's will have a bright future as their will be always students to choose from.
I think it's overhasty to assume that Anglos would in general go to Bishop's U - it's a private university and thus relatively expensive compared to the public Us.
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Tuition fees are very similar across all universities in the province and only vary according to the program you are in.
Bishop's is pretty cheap for Quebec students, about average for Canadians from other provinces (who pay higher fees that make it about the same as studying in their home province) and semi-expensive I suppose for kids from the U.S. and other countries.
Bishop's is much cheaper than private universities in the U.S.. It was featured in an article sometime back in the late 90's, early 2000's about Americans saving on higher education costs by encouraging their kids to apply to schools north of the border. Cost is not what keeps more Americans and other Anglos from attending Bishops, rather attribute it to the fact that it is small, located in a predominantly Francophone (and might I add rural/suburban as opposed to major city) region and is not as well known as other schools in Canada. Still as a smaller school in a smaller city, Bishops does not have to aspire to be another McGill, U Toronto, or Simon Fraser and as it has existed for so long, must be doing something well to survive.
Cost is not what keeps more Americans and other Anglos from attending Bishops, rather attribute it to the fact that it is small, located in a predominantly Francophone (and might I add rural/suburban as opposed to major city) region and is not as well known as other schools in Canada. Still as a smaller school in a smaller city, Bishops does not have to aspire to be another McGill, U Toronto, or Simon Fraser and as it has existed for so long, must be doing something well to survive.
While Bishop’s isn’t a private school, it is one of the few universities in Eastern Canada that offers the ‘small liberal arts college’ experience typical of many private colleges in rural New England (not sure there are many others in Canada except St. Francis Xavier in NS). So Bishop’s offers that experience at a fraction of the post, but also possibly a fraction of the benefits.
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